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Hitachi Z-HD5000 Cameras Elevate Production Quality and Flexibility for Water of Life Community Church
For Water of Life Community Church, video has long been an essential component in bringing its message to local congregants and followers around the world. When the non-denominational church recently expanded with a new facility and state-of-the-art technical equipment, they chose Z‑HD5000 HDTV cameras from Hitachi Kokusai Electric America Ltd. (Hitachi Kokusai) to provide the high-quality image acquisition they wanted to underpin their video initiatives.
Water of Life draws over 8000 worshipers each weekend to its main campus in Fontana, California. Three Z-HD5000 cameras are installed in fixed positions within Water of Life’s main auditorium, which opened in November 2015. A fourth Z-HD5000 is used for both stationary and on-the-shoulder acquisition, regularly moving outside the building to the church’s baptismal space.
LightParts Outfits Life Austin Church With HES Gear
In addition to being one of the most popular worship experiences in Austin, Life Austin Church has recently opened the beautiful 1000 seat Life Austin Amphitheatre. LightParts has been working with Life Austin Church since 2013, and the church turned to LightParts to fill some of their Amphitheatre lighting needs with High End Systems gear, including 20 intellaspots, five SHAPESHIFTER C1’s and the FQ-100 Fogger. Control is handled with a Road Hog Full Boar 3 console.
John Capezzuti commented, “We have been using LightParts for fixture and PCB repairs as well as a source for parts for several years. Along the way we purchased a Road Hog Full Boar 3 console, some Clay Paky Alpha Wash Halo 1200, and an FQ-100 fogger from them to enhance the worship experience. We have a very capable tech staff, but when we don’t have time to sort something out ourselves it’s great having LightParts close by. When we were ready to talk lighting gear for our Amphitheatre project it was natural to partner with LightParts and High End Systems. We have a great technical support team here in Austin, and I appreciate all LightParts does for us.”
NanoLumens NanoSlim Technology Helps Perimeter Church Enlighten Congregation by Brightening Main Sanctuary
More and more houses of worship are turning away from projectors and are embracing LED displays to better connect with their congregations, particularly younger digitally native attendees who find digital displays more appealing. A good case in point is Perimeter Church, a 5,000-member worship community located on a 100-acre campus in Johns Creek, Georgia, who recently renovated their sanctuary with three NanoSlim displays from LED solution industry leader NanoLumens.
The Perimeter Church sanctuary offers 2,305 seats and a stage bordered by beautiful floor-to-ceiling windows. However, with Perimeter’s projectors, the large windows had to be covered during sermons to preserve the color and quality of the projected image. Perimeter’s Director of Technical Ministry Steve Simmons determined that replacing the two side projectors with thin, lightweight, floating LED technologies would enhance the atmosphere by allowing for natural light to brighten the main sanctuary during the day. Adding a center LED screen would allow them to engage the younger, millennial members of congregation in new ways, improving comprehension and retention of the sermon points. The church turned to leading LED innovator and manufacturer NanoLumens to design and install three versatile NanoSlim solutions for the space.
